mamelon
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
mamelon (plural mamelons)
- A hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.
- (paleontology) A structure resembling a small bump found on the outer surface of stromatoporoids.
- (dentistry) A protrusion on a newly erupted tooth.
French edit
Etymology edit
From mamelle (“nipple”) + -on.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mamelon m (plural mamelons)
- (anatomy) nipple
- (plumbing) nipple (short threaded connecting tube)
- (geography) hillock, knoll (rounded elevation or protuberance)
Further reading edit
- “mamelon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
mamelon n (plural mameloane)
Declension edit
Declension of mamelon
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) mamelon | mamelonul | (niște) mameloane | mameloanele |
genitive/dative | (unui) mamelon | mamelonului | (unor) mameloane | mameloanelor |
vocative | mamelonule | mameloanelor |